English II (Week of December 1-5)

Monday, December 1

• Bell Work and December schedule
• PowerPoint-Introduction to Greek Mythology

Homework: VOC #9-definitions-due on Tuesday

Tuesday, December 2

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #9-definitions
• Oedipus Family Tree
• "The Legend of Oedipus"
• Your Own Family Tree-Extra Credit Opportunity-due on Monday, December 15

Wednesday, December 3

• Bell Work
• Mt. Kitharon Goals Writing Assignment-prewriting
• VOC #9-lesson-due after twenty minutes of class

Homework: VOC #9-sentences

Thursday, December 4

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #9-sentences
  
• Mt. Kitharon Goals Writing Assignment-30 minute timed writing-final draft due at the end of the hour

Friday, December 5

• Bell Work-DUE
• VOC #9-Test
• VOC #10-definitions-due on Monday
• Watch clips of Troy

Homework: VOC #10-definitions

Honors English II (Week of December 1-5)

Monday, December 1

• Bell Work and December schedule
• Greek gods/goddesses research paper guidelines
• MLA Formatting/Sample Works Cited Assignment

Homework: VOC #9-definitions-due Tuesday

Tuesday, December 2

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #9-definitions
  
• Pick gods/goddesses
• Sample Works Cited-due at the end of the hour
• Begin researching

Wednesday, December 3

• Bell Work
• VOC #9-lesson-due at 9:15
• Research paper workday

Thursday, December 4

• Bell Work
• DUE: 3 sources for research paper
• In-text citations
• Research paper workday

Friday, December 5

• Bell Work-DUE
• DUE: VOC #9-sentences
• PowerPoint: Greek Mythology and the Oedipus Family Tree
• "The Legend of Oedipus"
• Watch clips of Troy
• EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Your own family tree-due on Monday, December 15
  

English II (Week of November 24-28)

Monday, November 24

• VOC #8-Test
• VOC Analogies #4 (pg. 129)

Tuesday, November 25

• VOC Context Clues #4 (pg. 161-166)
• Read AR and AR check

Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28

• No School-Happy Thanksgiving!
  

Honors English II (Week of November 24-28)

Monday, November 24

• VOC #8-Test
• VOC Analogies #4 (pg. 129)

Tuesday, November 25

• VOC Context Clues #4 (pg. 161-166)
• AP Workday

Wednesday, November 26-Friday, November 28

• No School-Happy Thanksgiving!
  

English II (November 17-21)

Monday, November 17

• No school-Teacher Inservice

Tuesday, November 18

• DUE: VOC #8-definitions
• Form: Free verse and elegy
• SOAPSTONE Emily Dickenson's "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" "Tell all the truth..." "Success is counted sweetest..."

Wednesday, November 19

• Wrap up Emily Dickenson
• William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tiger"

Thursday, November 20

• Wrap up poetry unit and review for poetry test
• VOC #8-lesson-due at the end of the hour (20 minutes to work on it)

Friday, November 21

• DUE: VOC #8-sentences (Only due if you didn't complete VOC #7-sentences last week; if you completed VOC #7-sentences, then you are excused from VOC #8-sentences)
• Poetry Unit Test
• AP Workday

Monday, November 24-VOC #8-Test

Honors English II (Week of November 17-21)

Monday, November 17

• No School-Teacher Inservice

Tuesday, November 18

• Bell Work and schedule
• DUE: VOC 8-definitions
• Form: Villanelle
• SOAPSTONE Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

Wednesday, November 19

• Bell Work
• William Blake's "The Lamb" and "The Tiger"

Thursday, November 20

• Bell Work
• VOC #8-lesson-due at 8:15
• Wrap up poetry unit and review for poetry test

Friday, November 21

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #8-sentences
• Poetry Unit Test
• AP workday

Monday, November 24-VOC #8-Test

English II (Week of November 10-14)

Monday, November 10

• Bell Work
• Introduction to the poetry unit and sound devices
• VOC Context Clues #3 (pg. 155-160)-due by the end of the hour
• VOC #7-definitions-due Tuesday

Tuesday, November 11

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #7-definitions
• Sara Teasdale "There Will Come Soft Rains"

3rd and 4th Hour-no class-Veteran's Day Program-10:00 a.m.-Complete worksheet over Sara Teasdale's poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"-due Wednesday

Wednesday, November 12

• Bell Work
• Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" or "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
• VOC #7-lesson-due at the end of the hour

Thursday, November 13

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #7-sentences
• Form: Sonnet
• Shakespeare "Sonnet 18"

Friday, November 14

• Bell Work
• VOC #7-Test
• VOC #8-definitions-due on Tuesday
• Form: Free Verse and Elegy
• Emily Dickenson "Success..." "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" "Tell All the Truth..."

No school MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 due to teacher inservice

Honors English II (Week of November 10-14)

Monday, November 10

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #7-definitions
• Introduction to the poetry unit and sound devices
• Sara Teasdale "There Will Come Soft Rains"

Tuesday, November 11

• Bell Work
• Form: Sonnet
• Shakespeare "Sonnet 18" and "Sonnet 130"

Wednesday, November 12

• Bell Work
• VOC #7-lesson-due at 9:15
• Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Thursday, November 13

• Bell Work
• DUE: VOC #7-sentences
• Form: Free verse and elegy
• Emily Dickenson "Success is Counted Sweetest" "Tell All the Truth" "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"

Friday, November 14

• Bell Work-DUE
• VOC #7-Test
• VOC #8-definitions-due on Tuesday, November 18 
• Form: Villanelle
• Dylan Thomas "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

No School MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 due to teacher inservice.